Chest Tube, Pleural Diseases, Pneumothorax
Conditions
Keywords
Chest tube, Pneumothorax, Pleural Diseases
Brief summary
Through this randomized controlled clinical trial, we aim to identify whether there is a difference in the incidence of 24 hour pneumothorax after chest tube removal, in two blindly randomized groups of patients: The first group with chest tube clamping 6 hours prior to removal, and the second group there will be no chest tube clamping. The data will be prospectively collected from patient records from the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases Ismael Cosío Villegas.
Detailed description
Patients with an indication of chest tube removal will be randomized to two possible arms: clamping (for 6 hours before removal) or not clamping (immediate removal). Incidence of 24hour pneumothorax after chest tube removal will be recorded.
Interventions
PROCEDUREClamping
There will be a randomized selection of patients who will have a clamping of the chest tube 6 hours prior to chest tube removal.
PROCEDURENon Clampling
There will be a randomized selection of patients who wont have chest tube clamping 6 hours prior to chest tube removal.
Sponsors
National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Randomizing will be masked, as well as data analysis.
Intervention model description
Randomized controlled trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients aged 16 years and more. * Patients hospitalized in the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases. * Patients who had a chest tube placement during their stay at the hospital, by any cause.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who refuse to sign the informed consent and who refuse to participate in the study. * Patients who die before randomization. * Patients who gets chest tube removal before being randomized.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Incidence of pneumothorax after chest tube removal with chest tube clamping | After 24 hours of procedure | Cases of pneumothorax after chest tube removal despite clamping |
| Incidence of pneumothorax after chest tube removal without chest tube clamping | After 24 hours of procedure | Cases of pneumothorax after chest tube removal despite clamping |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital days of stay | Through study completion, an average of 1 month | Hospital days of stay |
Countries
Mexico
Outcome results
None listed